The Stranger

What is Meursault's complaint about the trial proceedings and especially about both the defense lawyer and prosecuting attorney?

Part 2 Chapter 4

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Meursault starts out by saying that it is always interesting when people talk about him. He is annoyed however that his lawyer will not allow him to interject anything. He is the accused and that should count for something. Yet he does not have that much to say and people would probably lose interest in him as he does with the prosecutor's speech. From what he hears, the prosecutor tries to prove that Meursault's crime was premeditated. His evidence is the facts of the crime and his criminal soul as shown through his actions toward his mother. He gives a spin on Meursault's relationship with Raymond which could be plausible since, judging from the facts, he could be Raymond's accomplice. Meursault realizes that he is being condemned for being intelligent -- a positive quality for a normal man is an indictment for a guilty one.